---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-014308"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CWBC"
cik: "0001127371"
company_name: "Community West Bancshares"
filed_at: "2025-03-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T08:23:59.434686+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Community West Bank appoints Hinson M. Thomas as EVP, Chief Credit Officer

## Summary
- Effective March 17, 2025, Hinson M. Thomas named EVP and CCO of Community West Bank, a CWBC subsidiary.
- Thomas brings over 30 years of credit risk and commercial banking experience, most recently as EVP CCO at a California community bank.
- Employment agreement: base salary $305K, target annual incentive bonus of 35% of base salary, plus auto allowance, restricted stock, and deferred comp.
- Severance: lump sum of 18 months average cash comp if terminated without cause within 12 months after change in control; otherwise 12 months monthly payments.
- Non-compete and non-solicit restrictions apply for one year post-termination.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-014308
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CWBC
- cik: 0001127371
- company_name: Community West Bancshares
- filed_at: 2025-03-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1127371/000162828025014308/0001628280-25-014308-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1127371/000162828025014308/cvcy-20250317.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-014308.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Hinson M. Thomas was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at Community West Bancshares.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
  source text: On March 17, 2025, Community West Bank (“Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community West Bancshares (“Company”), appointed Hinson M. Thomas as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer (“CCO”) of the Ba nk.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1127371/000162828025014308/0001628280-25-014308-index.htm

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